“Walking in faith: first you test the water, then the water tests you.”

“She looked at him and realized that she loved him, out of nowhere, pure and simple. She loved him: this boy who fit so naturally in the water, the wild, and in everything else. She loved him: this boy who seemed to grow up out of the ground itself. There was a part of her that had known this from the first time she had seen him. This was what love was: a landslide in your heart.”

“Do you want some of this cheese, or shall we just go walking?”

“A good ship is never tested in calm waters.”

“Though this marriage is a sham, what we share tonight will be real, my lady. I said I'd treat you wi' the same respect I'd show my own true bride, and I meant it. I'd no' be able to call myself a Scotsman if I let you walk across this threshold.”

“The feelings I have are not easy to say.”

“I don't know what to say. My mind takes over but my body has no control.”